Endless Love
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Over the years since Undying Love was published, I wrote chapters of Endless Love here and there, never thinking I’d ever finish writing the book. Then, something I read inspired me. “A Modern Love” column in the Sunday New York Times. It was a love letter of sorts written by Amy Krause Rosenthal, a critically acclaimed author in her early fifties, who on her deathbed, urged her beloved husband to find someone new after she was gone. Sounds familiar? And uncannily, this amazing woman, who had everything to live for, shared the same last name as my heroine, Willow. Because I envision you smiling at the end of Endless Love and/or crying happy tears, I’m not going to include the link. If you do want to read “You May Want to Marry My Husband,” email me at nellelamour@gmail.com and I will send it to you.
When I read this moving tribute, I bawled. It reminded me so much of the letter dying Allee wrote to Ryan. I read it again and again. And I shed tear after tear. Just like Allee, Amy passed away soon after and I cried yet again. Through my tears, I knew I owed it to my readers and myself to finish Endless Love. And to Allee as well. The words flowed.
And so, almost five years later, Ryan Madewell finally has his happily every after. Just like his Allee wished. I hope that Joel Rosenthal will get his too. That’s what his Amy wanted. In fact, I hope that all of you, who have lost a cherished spouse or partner, will one day get a second chance and find a new endless love to make your life whole. There is a reason I didn’t type THE END when I finished writing this book. To repeat Richard Bach’s poignant words, “A true love story never ends.”
Let another one begin. I hope to bring you many more. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading Endless Love and believing in me…
With love, appreciation, and heartfelt tears…
MWAH!~Nelle ♥
MORE FROM NELLE
If Undying Love and Endless Love are the first books of mine you’ve read, just know that I write a diverse range of erotic romances. Except for Undying Love, they all have happily ever after endings.
Many of my books are bestselling steamy romantic comedies. They include my hugely popular THAT MAN series and Unforgettable trilogy (both available as boxed sets) as well as my standalones, Baby Daddy and The Big O. If you love loveable, cocky alpha males with hearts of gold, these books are for you. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and swoon!
I also write steamy romantic suspense. These include my USA Today bestselling Gloria’s Secret trilogy (available as a boxed set) as well as my Trainwreck duet. Be prepared for sexy, page-turner excitement.
To sample some of my books, you can download the following anthology for FREE:
NAUGHTY NELLE
Under the pen name, E.L. Sarnoff, I write romantic fantasy. Check out Dewitched: The Untold Story of the Evil Queen, a standalone, and its sequel, Unhitched. Be prepared to see the Evil Queen from Snow White in a whole new light as she goes to rehab for her addiction to evil and gets a chance at happily ever after and true love.
Links to all my books follow. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I loved writing them. You can also find them on my website: nellelamour.com/books
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for reading Undying Love and Endless Love. And for your love and support. Never hesitate to drop me an email or send me a PM on Facebook to let me know your thoughts. Or just to say hello! I respond personally to each and every message I receive.
MWAH!~ Nelle ♥
BOOKS BY NELLE L’AMOUR
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Unforgettable
Alpha Billionaire Duet
A Standalone Romantic Comedy
An OTT Insta-love Standalone
THAT MAN Series
Gloria
An Erotic Love Story
Writing as E.L. Sarnoff
Boxed Sets
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
WOW! I did it! I wrote this book! It took me five long, challenging years and I have many people to thank who shared this incredible journey with me.
First of foremost, a big shout out to my readers who pushed me to write the sequel to Undying Love and never lost faith in me. I’d like to single out a few…my beautiful ninja warrior, Cathy Gaudagnino, persistent Mariana Lee, and lovely Wendy Anderson.
Another round of thanks goes to my bestest beta readers. In alphabetical order, they are: Auden Dar, Shannon Meadows Heyward, Shelley Miles, Kristen Myers, Ilene Rosen, Lynette Schaefer, Karen Silverstein, Jeanette Sinfield, and Joanna Warren. Thank you for your honesty and insights. Truly, Endless Love is a better book on account of your input. I’m so blessed to have you all in my life.
I want to give special thanks to a couple betas. First, my dear friend and balletomane, Shelley Miles. While I did a great amount of research and had the good fortune of attending breathtaking performances of both The Firebird ballet and The Red Shoes, Shelley scrutinized the ballet portions of Endless Love to make sure I got things right. I was totally blown away when she said I “did a really great job,” but equally loved when she told me toes shoes are called pointe shoes in the ballet world and that those who inhabit this world prefer to be called dancers than ballerinas. Who knew!
Secondly, I want to single out fellow writer, friend, and beta, Auden Dar. Not only were her notes astute, but she was also a great cheerleader. Our daily back and forth emails kept me going and believing in myself. Check out her debut book, Prelude, on her website. It’s so good! Trust me, Auden is one to watch! Website: www.audendar.com
Though not one of my betas, I also want to thank mon amie and fellow writer, Fifi Flowers. She, too, was so supportive. Check out her steamy books! Website: www.fififlowers.com
And now a big applause for my ongoing team:
♥ Gloria Herrera, my trusted assistant, who makes all those beautiful teasers you see on Facebook and sends out all my ARCs one by one. Plus, keeps me on schedule with her virtual whip. *Wink*
♥ Give Me Books and Enticing Journey, the wonderful PR companies that hosted my Release Blitz and Blog Tour, respectively. These lovely ladies work so hard to get our books into the hands of readers and deserve hugs.
♥ All the passionate bloggers who featured Endless Love (and Undying Love) on their blogs. A special shout out goes to those who painstakingly wrote reviews.
♥ My ARC readers. I love you all! Thank you for reading and reviewing Endless Love as well as Undying Love (if you hadn’t done that before). Your beautiful, heartfelt words brought tears to my eyes.
♥ Mary Jo Toth and Virginia Tesi Carey, my eagle-eye proofreaders, who never fail to make me realize you can’t have enough eyes on your work.
♥ Arijana Karcic/Cover It! Designs, my amazing cover designer. I adore you and can’t wait to work with you again.
♥ Paul Salvette/BB ebooks, my patient and meticulous formatter. He’s always such a pleasure to work with, and he puts up with my gazillion revisions.
♥ Finally, my family. Thank you, my loves, for letting me write. A big hug (Okay, I know you want and deserve more) goes to my hubby for often being Mr. Mom (though I know you’re convinced you’re Blake Burns).
I think that does it! No, wait!! Thank you, dear reader, for purchasing and reading Endless Love. Your love and support means with the world to me. You are the reason I write.
MWAH!~Nelle ♥
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nelle L’Amour is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Los Angeles with her Prince Charming-ish husband, twin now-in-college princesses, and a bevy of royal pain-in-the-butt pets. A former executive in the entertainment industry with a prestigious Humanitas Prize for promoting human dignity and freedom to her credit, she gave up playing with Barbies a long time ago, but still enjoys playing with toys with her husband. While she writes in her PJs, she loves to get dressed up and pretend she’s Hollywood royalty. Her steamy stories feature characters that will make you laugh, cry, and swoon and stay in your heart forever.
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